title: Laryngeal amyloidosis in a child.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl developed progressive hoarseness and breathing difficulty due to a mass in the subglottic larynx. A biopsy specimen obtained at direct laryngoscopy showed localized aggregates of amyloid. The lesion was excised completely with a carbon dioxide laser. This is the second case of laryngeal amyloidosis in a child reported in the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hurbis
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Holinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis